Congratulations are in order for Jay-Z. According to Forbes, he’s become the first hip-hop artist to make it into the billionaire’s club. Even though Dr. Dre made a $3-point-2 billion dollar deal with Apple for his Beats headphones, he was only personally worth $800 million dollars back in 2014.
So how did Shawn Carter do it? Here’s a breakdown of his empire:
$310 million for Armand de Brignac champagne
$220 million in cash and investments, including a $70 million stake in Uber
$100 million for D’Usse cognac
$100 million for Tidal
$75 million for Roc Nation
$75 million for his music catalog
$70 million art collection
$50 million in real estate
After subtracting what the magazine called “a healthy amount to account for a superstar lifestyle,” Beyoncé’s husband is worth a cool billion. And for the record, their combined income has been in the billions for a while.
